Английская Википедия:Goodenia sericostachya

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Goodenia sericostachya, commonly known as silky-spiked goodenia,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the west of Western Australia. It is an erect herb or shrub with silvery hairs, lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves at the base of the plant and thyrses of blue to pinkish-mauve flowers.

Description

Goodenia sericostachya is an erect, short-lived or perennial herb that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt and is covered with silvery hairs. The leaves at the base of the plant are lance-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The flowers are arranged in spikes or thyrses up to Шаблон:Cvt long, with bracts up to Шаблон:Cvt long and bracteoles about Шаблон:Cvt long. The sepals are linear, about Шаблон:Cvt long, the petals blue to pinkish mauve with a yellow spot, about Шаблон:Cvt long. The lower lobes of the corolla are about Шаблон:Cvt long with wings about Шаблон:Cvt wide. Flowering occurs from October to December or January.[2][1]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia sericostachya was first formally described in 1964 Charles Gardner in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia from specimens he collected near the Murchison River in 1960.[3][4] The specific epithet (sericostachya) means "silky flower spike".[5]

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia grows on sandplains, germinating after fire, between Yuna and the lower reaches of the Murchison River in the Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of Western Australia.[2][1]

Conservation status

Goodenia sericostachya is classified is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife[1] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]

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